The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-08

policy of free trade The voters Of the Union
| will now have opportunity to pass upon this
question fairly and without avoidance
Senator Frye of Maine-It ia exactly the
message which we wanted It sharply defines
the issues. and leaves the Republicans the issue
Representative Townsend said: Elegant,
elegant! 1t beats them all It could not be bet
ter. We going to stand by him, and we
going to win
Senator Chandler-I only fear the Democratic
party will not indorse it, and will go back on it
me Republicans want nothing better with
winch TO sweep the country.
Senator Cullom said 1T is = good trade
MESSAGE, and to that extent it is Of use to us
party come out for free trade"
Durham, of Chicago-The message is simply
few more pages cut from the encyclopedias,
and should be bound up with the rest of the en-
cyclopaedia speeches of the tour.
Representative Bingham, of Pennsylvania
tRep lit weakens the President, and the
most extreme Democratic sentiment ever heard
uttered on the floor OF this Honse.
Representative Gibson Dem THE strongest
and boldest expression ever made by any one
the subject heartily approve every word of
it. 1t is the line must hew to-
VIM. Walter Phelps OF New Jersey-He comes
squarely against protection to Ameri-
can labor so that every man can see Just where
he is, and on that issue we can carry the coun-
try.
With balance of trade against amount
ing TO $50. 600, 900 annually, capable of
single entry bookkeeping out to know such talk
is absurd.
Senator Hawley was Disguised with the meg
sage He described it weak and trashy; full
of exploded ideas. He had heard schoolboys do
better; there was no new idea feature in 1t,
and there not practical suggestion IN it
Represen tative Hovey. of Indiana. rep lit
creates an emergency and ignores the real issue
before the country-that of distributing the sur
plus. 1t will harm the Democratic party. and
by ignoring the soldiers bring them soidly over
to
Mr. Ermentrout of Pennsylvania, Demo-
crat, thinks the President has increased the diff
fcuties OF the situation in Congress in respect
to the tariff. instead of submitting suggestions
likely to bring about unity of action by the
party.
Representative Glover (Rep.)-I heard only
portions OF it. but have talked with many OF
the Ohio delegation, and they against the
message because of the argument against a tariff
wool. Without Ohio in accord fear but lit
tie can be accom- plished.
Mr. Brumm, of Pennsy lvania-It is counter
part of Hancocks staten ent that the tariff Is 8
local issue. He wants to get rid of the five
millions OF duty on wool. and keep the fifty
millions sugar because the first benefits The
yeomanry of the North, while the SUGARS raised
only IN the South
Representative Owen. of Indiana, rep. lit
is characteristic message, written, usual, on
the line of stump speech. The demand for
free wool and the silence sugar, when there
are million woolgrowers and less than seven
teeE thousand sugar producers, will not quite
meet the better judgment of the people.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, Democrat, who
has several times made successful fight against
protection in his State. says: Just such a
clear and authoritative statement from the exec
utive WAS needed. 1t makes the tariff the lead
ing and inevitable issue between the two poit-
ical parties in Congress and in the next presi-
Dental compaign.D
A NJ. Garland, assistant secretary of the
American Protective Tariff League, and form
ly q member of the tariff commission. said:
when once the people find out that filing our
markets with cheap foreign goods means work
at foreign wages for those who can find any
work to do. they will effsctually wipe the
whole free trade scheme and the men who are
behind it."
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania-To execute the
objects Indicated by the President without de
stroylne many of the leading industries of the
country is an utter impossibiiity. IL is said
that Mr.. Cleveland publicly admitted that he
had not known how large the country was until
he took his hasry trip around the circle. which :
had not anything like the diameter of that
around which Andy johnson swung MIR. Sew
ard.
ExCongressman Frank Hurd, of Toledo who
is known one of the most strenuous ad vocates
of absolute free trade in this country, said.
'The residents message will serve to bring on
the direct tariff issue That is what l want
We shall now have political discussion or great
principle instead of disreputable wrangles and
personalities On this tariff issue the DEM
ocratic party can carry the Northwest. Such
States as Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska. Wisconsin
and Minnesota are with us on this question
There will be only eight or ten States left to the
Republicans AS for breaking mp the South,
you can not do that"
Ben Butterworth: The Democratic majority
the system in toto, and hence there is the
strongest probability that what they would call
kind of pruning of which Mr.. Dorsheimer spoke
when he said: I'VE propose to cut, to cut deep.
to cut to the quick. in revising the tariff. IL
was simply declaration of war upon the pro-
tective system We understand that the
called revision by the Democratic majority
means a studied assault upon the system And
that we are bound by our faith to prevent
If we have to delay that revision in order TO
preserve the system, the people will sustain us,
and elect Congress which will promptly and
properly revise and yet not destroy the tariff.
Dir. Randall said: There will be reduction
of taxation at this session to the extent of $780,,
0O0.OO or more. but not on the exact line of The
Presidents suggestions The internal taxes
will be reduced In part. or in a large degree re-
moved, which the President does not seem to
favor, and some reductions will be made in the
rates OF duties on imports"
1t is clear, from what Mr.. Randall said, that
he and his followers will insist that the greater
part Of the reductions be made the rev.
enues shall be made in internal taxation, and
that they intend to present bill for that pur-
pose. 1t will be bill to abolish the tobacco
taxes, and will contain only SO much relating to
tariff as may be supposed to be needed to make
1t palatable to the '.free-traders."
Mr. McAdoo of New jersey, who is Mr.. Ran
dalls lieutenant, said: so far as l am con-
cerned the recommendations of the President
will have due weight and consideration. He is
undoubtedly honest and sincere, and his anxiety
about the surplus is shared by nearly every
membsr of the House. far as l know" He
frankly admitted, however that he differed
from the Presden. to the principles which
underlle federal taxation and did rot concur IN
his suggestions to the remedy for the ex.
cessive income of the government
MR.. wATTERsoN's VIEWS.
Article IN Louisville Courier Journal: Though
the readers of the Courier-Journal will find moth
ing that is wholly new TO them in the Presi-
dents handling of the tarif-ne goes out of the
way, in fact, to disavow any intention to IN
struct-they will meet in its perusal, along with
many strong, terse expressions many old, famll-
lar friends The infantile mendicant, hundred
years of age. is treated to the disdan he merits.
and excellent and sound argument is made to
contradict the fallacies that high tariffs mako
high wages or cheaper the necessary commodl-
ties entering into the daily living of the poor
On this point the message Is most elaborate and
emphatic, making it clear that the President
has resolved no longer to neglect field of pub
lie usefulness % which the Democratic